Ta Prohm

Cambodia

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October 16th 2005
October 14: Today we caught our flight to Cambodia. We arrived in Siem Reap and went to the Red Piano Guesthouse, which was the same place we had stayed three years before. The building that used to have the guesthouse now houses only the (expanded) restaurant, and the guesthouse itself is down a side street next to the Sok San Palace. The Sok San Palace is an extremely sketchy Asian businessma ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more